---
name: "Skullbriar, the Walking Grave"
mana_cost: "{B}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Zombie Elemental"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: ["Haste"]
set: "PCMD"
set_name: "Commander 2011 Launch Party"
collector_number: "227"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Nils Hamm"
oracle_id: "088ac883-6f44-4046-bf19-81c7fd952e55"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/skullbriar-the-walking-grave-pcmd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Skullbriar, the Walking Grave
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Zombie Elemental
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Haste

## Oracle Text
Haste
Whenever Skullbriar deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
Counters remain on Skullbriar as it moves to any zone other than a player's hand or library.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dreadhorde Butcher](/printing/dreadhorde-butcher-war.md) — Creature — Zombie Warrior
2. [Deathbringer Thoctar](/printing/deathbringer-thoctar-arb.md) — Creature — Zombie Beast
3. [Champion of the Perished](/printing/champion-of-the-perished-mid.md) — Creature — Zombie
4. [Gristle Grinner](/printing/gristle-grinner-jmp.md) — Creature — Zombie
5. [Grimgrin, Corpse-Born](/printing/grimgrin-corpse-born-mul.md) — Legendary Creature — Zombie Warrior
6. [Unbreathing Horde](/printing/unbreathing-horde-isd.md) — Creature — Zombie

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2011 Launch Party (PCMD) #227
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Nils Hamm
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`